Newb!!

[79ROVERJP98]

whats up, my names jonathan im 18, i had a 98 Mitsubishi Montero, totaled that, so when my dad left for Africa a few weeks back he asked what i wanted, me being a wise ass and as a joke i said " get me a land cruiser or a land rover safari truck", well he came back earlier today and showed me pics of the land rover HE actually bought over in africa, for me, for us to restore as a father son thing..awsome i know, its a right hand drive, 2 door, manual (gettin used to that will be a b***)and its in great condition, i dont have the actua pics, but i found a pic of what it looks like (exept mines white)

[79ROVERJP98]

btw, how hard would it be to find parts? and whats the MPG on this? im plannin to take a cross US trip with my freinds from NY to tex to cali to Nor Carolina

[cellulararrest]

Looks like a great truck! Finding parts won't be very difficult at all. As far as taking a cross country trip in it?

[XtremeMarine]

Easy vehicle to cross country in. Just put it on a trailer and tow it. LOL! Seriously, they're great vehicles, but for a trip of that magnitude, you'd better bring a good tool set, and lots of spares. Their reliability at that age can be questionable, unless you r father/son project is a complete restoration. The nice thing is that everything can be serviced in the field, and rebuilt/replaced using MacGuyver ingenuity. Good luck.

[stolenheron]

looks like a sweet ride, welcome aboard.

[cellulararrest]

I was thinking more along the lines of comfort.

[79ROVERJP98]

would it be better to take the roof off and drive stading up? lol good to know theyre easy to take care of and fix, now i need to see if there is a parts dealer near me for this particular Rover

[cellulararrest]

Whereabouts are you?

[79ROVERJP98]

Endwell NY, i need to update my profile

[XtremeMarine]

RoversNorth in Vermont will have everything, and I mean Everything, you need. And to NY, your looking at only 1-2 days shipping time.